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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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